Thursday, January 31, 2019

“MENTAL SAMURAI,” FIRST-EVER OBSTACLE COURSE FOR THE MIND, HOSTED AND PRODUCED BY ROB LOWE, TO PREMIERE TUESDAY, MARCH 5

“MENTAL
SAMURAI,”

FIRST-EVER
OBSTACLE COURSE FOR THE MIND,

HOSTED
AND PRODUCED BY ROB LOWE,

TO
PREMIERE TUESDAY, MARCH 5

THRILLING
NEW COMPETITION SERIES FOLLOWS

SEASON
SEVEN PREMIERE OF “MASTERCHEF JUNIOR”

MENTAL
SAMURAI, a thrilling new competition series that pushes every aspect
of human intelligence and mental agility, debuts Tuesday,
March 5
(9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Hosted and produced by Rob Lowe, from
A. Smith & Co. Productions, Warner Horizon Unscripted &
Alternative Television and Apploff Entertainment, the show is
the first-ever obstacle course...for the mind.

Each
episode of MENTAL SAMURAI is an epic television event, as contestants
battle the boundaries of their minds to answer questions accurately
with speed and precision. Not only does the course test their acumen
in categories of knowledge, memory, puzzles and sequencing, but
players will also have to contend with being physically transported
around the set at high speeds in a specially designed capsule capable
of rotating 360 degrees. In MENTAL SAMURAI, people from all walks of
life will compete, and underdogs will triumph, in the game that
anyone can play, and almost no one can win.

MENTAL
SAMURAI follows the return of hit culinary competition series
MASTERCHEF JUNIOR (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Entering its seventh season,
the series gives talented kids between the ages of 8 and 13 the
chance to showcase their culinary abilities and passion for food
through a series of delicious challenges. Award-winning
chef Gordon Ramsay and renowned pastry chef Christina
Tosi will be joined by celebrated chef and restaurateur Aarón
Sánchez on the judges’ panel.
Season Seven will showcase a mystery box challenge focusing on the
most important meal of the day – breakfast. Additionally, the young
chef-testants will attend and prepare a meal for 51 circus
performers, create a restaurant-quality fish dish, compete to see
which team can first roll out a perfect sheet of pasta to 24 feet and
power through the fan-favorite restaurant takeover challenge, until
one talented kid is named
America’s newest MASTERCHEF JUNIOR, taking home the MASTERCHEF
JUNIOR trophy and $100,000 grand prize.

MENTAL
SAMURAI is produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions, Warner Horizon
Unscripted & Alternative Television and Apploff Entertainment.
Arthur Smith, Toby Gorman, Jeff Apploff and Noah Bonnett serve as
executive producers. Rob Lowe serves as a producer. “Like”
MENTAL SAMURAI on Facebook at facebook.com/mentalsamurai.
Follow the series on Twitter @mentalsamurai
and join the conversation using #MentalSamurai. Check out photos and
videos on Instagram @mentalsamuraiFOX/.

MASTERCHEF
JUNIOR is produced by Endemol Shine North America and One Potato Two
Potato, and is based on a format created by Franc Roddam and Endemol
Shine. Robin Ashbrook, Danny Schrader, Elisabeth Murdoch, Georgie
Hurford-Jones, Gordon Ramsay,Yasmin
Shackleton, Patricia Llewellyn and Ben Adler serve as executive
producers. “Like”
MASTERCHEF JUNIOR on Facebook at facebook.com/MasterChefJuniorFOX.
Follow the series on Twitter @MasterChefJrFOX
and join the discussion at #MasterChefJunior. Check
out photos and videos on Instagram@masterchefjunior/.

Renowned
for highly successful and award-winning original programming, Emmy
nominated, multi-Michelin-star chef Gordon Ramsay produces TV shows
on both sides of the Atlantic that are seen by audiences worldwide,
including his FOX shows, “The F Word with Gordon Ramsay,” GORDON
RAMSAY’S 24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK, MASTERCHEF, MASTERCHEF JUNIOR,
HELL’S KITCHEN and MASTERCHEF CELEBRITY SHOWDOWN, as well as
Bravo’s “Best New Restaurant” and Food Network’s competition
series “Food Court Wars.” In the U.K., he’s produced “Gordon
Ramsay Behind Bars” and “Gordon Ramsay’s Great Escape” for
Channel 4; food biography and nostalgia series “My Kitchen” for
UKTV’s Good Food Channel; two instructional cookery series,
“Ultimate Home Cooking” and “Ultimate Cookery Course,” for
Channel 4; and the first two seasons of “Matilda and the Ramsay
Bunch,” all under his One Potato Two Potato banner.

The
next-generation multimedia production company Studio Ramsay was
founded in 2016 by Ramsay and has a joint venture with All3Media to
develop and produce both unscripted and scripted television shows,
creating new formats and innovative programming that include a
scripted arm focused on food-related themes and development of new
talent on a global front. The catalog of programs that Ramsay has
worked on historically with All3Media via One Potato Two Potato,
together with new original content he’s currently developing, make
for a unique and dynamic production and distribution partnership.
Studio Ramsay’s first production, live “The F Word With Gordon
Ramsay,” premiered in the U.S. on FOX, and its second FOX series,
GORDON RAMSAY’S 24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK, was one
of the summer’s most-watched new series.
Its first daytime cooking series, “Culinary Genius,” premiered on
ITV in the U.K. and was syndicated on
FOX stations in the U.S. His documentary series, “Gordon on
Cocaine,” premiered on ITV to critical acclaim. “Matilda and the
Ramsay Bunch,” starring Tilly Ramsay for U.K. children’s channel
CBBC, is also produced by Studio Ramsay.

About
Endemol Shine North America

Endemol
Shine North America delivers world-class content and compelling
storytelling to multiple platforms in the U.S. and across the globe.
Endemol Shine North America is part of Endemol Shine Group, the
global content creator, producer and distributor with a diverse
portfolio of companies that are behind some of the most prominent hit
television formats and series in the world.

Its
Endemol Shine Latino division oversees all Spanish and
Portuguese-language operations across Latin America, including newly
launched studio Endemol Shine Boomdog, which produces original
content for both the U.S. Hispanic and Mexican markets. Subsidiary
production companies include Authentic Entertainment, Truly Original
and 51 Minds Entertainment.